Curtain-pole.



J. F. HINES.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4. 1915.

1,278,347. PatentedSept. 10,1918.

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Application filed October 4 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JA ES F. HiNns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, ofwhich'the following is a specification.

The invention relates to poles for hanging curtains, draperies and shades at thetop of a window, and the object of the improvement is to provide a pivotal support for one end of a curtain pole whichfpermits the curtain to be uniformly draped fwithout obstruction from end to end of the pole, and also permitsthe pole withthe curtain thereon to be swung on its pivoted end away from the window withoutbinding or bunching the curtain or impinging the window frame at the pivoted end of the pole.

Further objects of the improvement relate to means for detachably supporting a drapery pole adjacent to the curtain pole by means of bracket arms on the ends thereof,

andalso to for supporting a shade ole at one side of the curtainpole'by, means curtain pole.

These ob ects and other advantages are attained by the construction and arrangement illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, in which "in g one Figure 1 IS; a plan view of the improved curtain pole showing a drapery pole and a shade pole secured thereto;

- Fig. 2, a perspective view showing the ends thereof Fig. 3, a fragmentary face view ofthe curtain pole showing its pivotal support in "section Fig. 4, a plan view showing the method of securing the'drap'ery pole arm on the pivoted end of the curtain pole;

Figa5; a. section of thecu-rtain pole showshade fixture secured thereto;

' Fig. '6, a sectionofthe curtain pole showing a complementary shade fixture secured thereto;

' Fig. 7, a fragmentaryface View showing. a modified form of the pole end cap and Fig. 8, aplan view showing the use of two curtain poles and drapery poles mounted .1 one on each side of a, window.

Similar numerals refer to similarparts throughout the drawings Specification of Iietters Patent.

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Petenteiifient. 1Q, 1918.

, 1915. Serial No. 53,918. 4

The pivotal supportl forthecurtain pole, includes thesupporting bracket 2 secured to one side ofthe} window frame,and the pole bracket 3 secured on one end of the curtain pole; V

The supporting bracket is. preferably formed with the base plate 4-. having ears .5 on each side withzslotsor apertures '6 there.- in, for securing the bracket to the side of the window by means of the screws 7 The supporting bracket is. also. formed with the forwardly extending shank .8 which is made of suflicient vertical depth to rigidly sustain the supporting head 9 ..which. is formed on the forward end of the, stem..

The verticaljournal bearing or. socket 1 0 is formed in the, head of .the supporting bracket ,and is made ofsuch a substantial length as will securely;v support. the. pivot stem 11 of the pole bracket..-

The pole bracket 3 is formed .with the pendent pivot stem v11 which is. made neatly fit and rotate .in the journal bearing 10 in the supporting head and, at the upper end of the pivot stem is. formed the. annular shoulder 12 adapted to bear and rotate upon,

the upper end. 13 of. the supporting head.

The body .14 of the. polebracketis formed with a relatively shortarm 15 or l5 on one ed to receive andengage theenol PQI Q b the curtainpole 17.. This arm formed as a ring throughjwhich the. end. .Of. th Cu ta pole protrudes ashort distance.

The. body. portion. 14 .and .long 16.

of the pole bracketpare cylindliioally concaved. on their upper side,.coaxial with the cylindric socket. formed in the shortuend thereof, thus .forminga. supporting seat for a considerable portionof the, curtain pole extending .a substantial distance ,alOIig, the

- .under side thereof fromthe pivotaXi 0f. th

pole bracket.

The top. and. sides ofthe body portion and long arm ofthe pole bracketv are cut away so as tozfreely expose thesides andithe top ,of the curtain pole, excepting only jthe extrerne end thereof which is entered and Secured in the .cylindric socket in, the short arm f .the

bracket. By this formation of the bracket it is evident that a curtain may be uniformly draped upon the pole throughout its entire length without being obstructed or interfered with by the pole bracket. A suitable aperture 19 is preferably provided in the end of the long arm of the bracket, through which aperture a screw 20 maybe passed for securing the pole in the seat and socket formed by the pole bracket.

The parts are so proportioned and ar-. rangedthat the extreme length of the short arm of the pole bracket is only about half the length of the shank of the supporting bracket, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 5, so that the free end of the pole can be rotated directly outward without any portlon of its pivotal bracket impinging the frame of the window; and it is also evident that a curtain may be draped over and beyond the extreme end of the pole and its pivotal bracket, and made fast to the window frame, without being bunched or crushed agamst thewindow frame when the free end of the pole is swung away therefrom.

The long arm of the pole bracket is extended a substantial distance along the under side'of the pole to give sufiicient leverage, with reference to the end of the pole which is secured in the short arm of the bracket, so as to firmly sustain the free end of the pole from sagging, excepting as the pole may bend from its own elasticity. Such an extension of the long arm of the pole bracket is made to compensate for the necessity of making the other arm short enough to permit the bracket and the curtain draped thereover to swing inward without impinging or bunching against the window frame.

The cylindric seat in the pole bracket is preferably inclined upward from the short arm to the long arm thereof, with reference to the vertical axis of its pivot stem, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, seas to compensate for any bending there may be in the body and'free end of the pole by-reason of its elasticity or any looseness there may be in the pivotal bearing; and it is evident that by this construction the free end of the pole will always be maintained at the same height as the pivoted end thereof. V

A suitable keeper 21 may be secured to the opposite side of the window frame for normally receiving and holding the free. end of the curtain pole from swinging away from the window, and it is preferred touse such a keeper when a single pole is used extending entirely across a window, as shown in Fig. 1; but the use of such a keeper is not usually necessary where a pair of comparatively short poles are pivoted, one on each side of a window, as shown in Fig. 8.

The drapery pole 22 ismounted at one side of the curtain pole 17 by means of the brackets 23 and 23 secured on the ends of the curtain pole 17. The body portion 24 and 245" of these brackets are preferably formed semi-spherical in shape with a suitable cylindric recess 25 fitting over the ends of the curtain pole, to which they may be secured by means of screws 26 entered through the brackets into the ends of the pole. Y

The bracket 23 on the pivoted end of the curtain pole may be fixed from rotation thereon by providing the concave recess '27 in the rim of its head 24, which recess is adapted to fit around the curved end 28 of the short arm 15 of the pole bracket, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4; and the bracket 23 on the free end of the curtain pole may be fixed from rotation thereon by means of the tongue 29 bent from the end of the pole, and engaged in the recesses 30 provided in the rim of the head 24 of the bracket.

Each end bracket. is provided with the forwardly projecting arms 31 having inturned flanges 32 thereon forming sockets 33 adapted to receive and support'the ends of the drapery pole 22. The flanges 32 are provided with the notches 34011 the upper side .of the arms adjacent to the herd of the tures 36. and 36 having the usual journal bearing 37 and journal notch37 in their free ends, and the semi-cylindric fianges 38 on their other ends adapted to embrace and be secured to the under inner side of the curtain pole, as by means of the screws 39.

By, mounting the drapery pole and the shade pole at the sides of the curtain pole, it is evident that these poles with the drapery and curtain thereon canbe readily swung to and from the Window with the curtain pole,

without in any manner affecting the use of the curtain pole as described above.

1. The combination of a supporting bracket having a bearing socket therein and adapted for attachment to one side of a window frame, a bracket having a depending plvot shank fitting in the bearing socket, a pole attached to the bracket, and a shade fixture carried solely by the pole.

2. The combination of a curtain pole, and brackets fitting on and supported solely by the ends of the pole and having forwardly pro ecting arms with inturned ends, and a drapery pole supported at its ends by the inturned ends of said arms.

3. The combination of a curtain pole having brackets supported solely on its ends with forwardly projecting arms having inturned flanges thereon, and a drapery pole supported at its ends by said flanges;

4. The combination of a curtain pole having brackets supported solely on its ends with forwardly projecting arms having inturned flanges thereon, and a drapery pole supported at its ends by said flanges, there being notches in the flanges on the upper sides of the arms for passing the ends of the drapery pole.

5. A pivotal support for the end of it ourtain pole including a supporting bracket having a shank with a head thereon, and a pole bracket having a pendent stem pivoted on the supporting head with a relatively short arm for engaging one end of the curtaln pole and a relatively long arm formmg a seat for the curta1n pole extending a substantial distance along its under side from p the axis of the pivot stem, the short arm being in the form of a ring through which the end or the curtain pole may be passed and protruded.

6. A bracket for a curtain pole comprising a pendent pivot stem, a relatively short arm engaging one end of the curtain pole and a relatively long arm forming a seat for the curtain pole extending a substantial distance along its under side from the axis of the pivot stem, the short arm being-in the form of a ring through which the end of the curtain pole may be passed and protruded.

JAMES F. HINES.

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Washington, D. G. I 

